Monday, June 18, 2012

Recently I have noticed quite a few immature birds around my feeders. This evening I found it to be especially cute, with Father's Day just a few days ago ~ to find a male Cardinal feeding his little one with safflower seeds that fell from the feeder. I think the little one is a female.

Check it out ~ I think you'll think it's cute too!

This next one looks as if the little one is pleading with it's Dad to have some more ~ Pwease !!!

It's been awhile since I've updated ~ life's been crazy with my parents celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and my son graduating high school! Things are finally starting to slow down a little. I've been taking lots of photos of the birds eating from my feeders and a couple hummingbirds that have been hanging around. So far, I have seen two different males and one female ruby-throated hummingbirds. The female hasn't been around much, which hopefully means that she is sitting on a nest somewhere up in the trees! I've also been experimenting with different settings on my camera to catch these speedy little birds. Hope you enjoy the photos!

Gray Catbird

Goldfinch

Piliated Woodpecker

Brown Thrasher

Female Ruby-throated hummingbird

Gray Catbird

Goldfinch

The following photos are of the male Ruby-throated hummingbird.

I tried shooting with a flash to get clearer shots of his wings. They seem to be most active between 8-8:30 in the evening. They are getting used to me being out there and don't seem to fly away as quickly!

Save the Monarchs ~

About Me

I am passionate about gardening and enjoying nature. I have a special interest in monarch butterflies and actually have a certified monarch habitat in my garden. I enjoy photographing flowers, butterflies,rearing Monarchs, Spicebush Swallowtails, and Black Swallowtails, hummingbirds, and other creature in my gardens.